Czech Embassy Nairobi

🌍✨ Druhý ročník programu UN Environment Programme a UN Volunteers, Young Talent Pipeline, právě začíná! Hledají se mladí profesionálové, kteří chtějí být lídry v oblasti životního prostředí, boje proti znečištění a změně klimatu🌱

V 🇨🇿 máme spoustu talentů, přesto máme v organizacích OSN minimální zastoupení, tak se neváhejte přihlásit! 📚💼 Budete tak mít nejenom možnost pracovat ve skvělé mezinárodní instituci, ale užít si život v krásném a zeleném Nairobi 🌳

📅 Uzávěrka přihlášek: 8. srpna 2024
📍 Lokalita: Nairobi, Keňa

Více informací a přihlášky zde: https://www.unv.org/news/unep-unv-young-talent-pipeline-begins-its-second-phase

🇨🇿 Nicol Adamcová is now official the Czech Ambassador to 🇧🇮

The Czech Ambassador has officially presented her credentials to the President of Burundi Evariste Ndayishimiye at the Ntare Rushatsi House in Bujumbura.

This ceremonial event signifies the mutual commitment to fostering cooperation, understanding, and shared progress. As we look forward to collaborative efforts in areas such as trade and development, we thank Burundi for the warm welcome on this special ocassion.

During her visit, the Ambassador also attended the opening of the Diplomatic Week organized by Ministère des Affaires Étrangères de la République du Burundi and launched by Minister of Foreign Affairs Albert Shingiro.

📸by Ntare Rushatsi House

🌐 Exciting news from Nairobi this week! 🇨🇿🇰🇪

We have succesfully concluded a first hosted event focused on tackling cybercrime and boosting cybersecurity efforts! 🌟 The event brought together experts from both countries to discuss innovative strategies, share insights, and forge partnerships to combat digital threats in today's interconnected world.

Featuring experts from the police, judiciary, universities and the this event delivered invaluable knowledge and networking opportunities. We are looking forward to following up with 🇰🇪 participants. Together, we're shaping a safer digital future!

📅 Date: 24 and 25 June
📍 Location: Trademark Hotel
Thank you to everyone who participated and contributed to making this event a success! 💻🔒

𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐧
A municipally funded organization in Pilsen called TURISMUS, whose main task is marketing and management of the Pilsen Region, has come up with nine places in the Pilsen area where you can take the best photos. And we are definitely not talking the usual castles and chateaux – those on the lookout for interesting Instagram shots can head to a Buddhist stupa or to the observation mound for instance. These nine recommendations can be found at visitplzen.eu where the destination management company also lists tips for instagramable locations in Pilsen.
Find More: https://www.visitpilsen.eu/the-most-photographable-places-around-pilsen/

Kicking off the week with ⚽️

As a follow up to the 🇪🇺 🇰🇪 football tournament, the runner-ups from Kilifi Mkogani and Dagoretti schools teamed up with AFC Leopards SC ⚽️. 🇨🇿 sponsored two training sessions for the boys, and training and a friendly match for the girls. It was great seeing everyone enjoying themselves and getting to know the professional players. The girls in particular put up a great fight in the friendly, an absolute pleasure to watch 👏

As a bonus, everyone will attend the AFC Leopards vs. KCB match today. With so many new fans, we are sure the Leopards will be able to take home a victory. Best of luck!

A huge thank you to Acakoro Football Academy for taking care of the students and thank you to AFC Leaopards for partnering with us.

𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐢𝐱 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐬
Prague city council has agreed to provide financial assistance to the tune of 𝐬𝐢𝐱 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐬 in the form of a donation to the Prague audiovisual foundation fund for 2024. The fund provides financing for feature films for distribution in cinemas abroad, as well as for projects and series broadcast on foreign TV stations or distributed through subscription streaming services. The fund will now also support student projects which have the potential to feature at festivals in other countries. The basic condition for funding is that Prague actually plays itself.

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞
According to the latest aggregated data from the Prague Convention Bureau and the Czech Statistics Office, the Czech capital has seen year-on-year improvement not only in the number of conferences that took place here, but also in the number of delegates who travelled to these events. In 2023, a total of 4,889 conferences took place in Prague which welcomed 691,103 delegates, a year-on-year increase of 25% and 12% respectively. When compared internationally, Prague placed sixth in the league table of the most popular conference destinations in the world.
Find out more: https://www.pragueconvention.cz/hot-news/prague-remains-among-worlds-most-sought-after-meeting-destinations

Last week we were in Uganda with Director General of the of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Kateřina Sequensová for 🇨🇿🤝🇺🇬 bilateral consultations.

We are glad to have such warm relations with our regional partners in East Africa and we are committed to further expanding our joint activities and projects. A fruitful discussion at Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Uganda was a great opportunity to take us forward.

Next up, in a meeting with the Private Sector Foundation Uganda- (PSFU) we dicussed the economic and trade opportunities for Czech and Uganda businesses with a strong focus on value added, skill transfer and youth engagement. Enhancing economic ties is a great way to increas collaboration and is keen to develop this aspect with Uganda and the East Africa region.

Another key area of cooperation is strengthening collaboration in defence. Our delegation met with Chief of the Defence Staff Muhoozi Kainerugaba. Czechia sincerely appreciated the role of Uganda in stabilisation efforts in the region and we look forward to working together to enhance security and prosperity.

🙏 A special thank you also goes to to our Honorary Consul Stephen Koboyo. His assistance during the visit and co-hosting the Czech-Uganda evening are sincerely appreciated.

𝐎𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐜 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭
Support Olympians fighting for medals at the games in Paris, experience a special atmosphere, share emotions, meet your sporting heroes and try out over 50 sports - that’s only a small part of what visitors can expect at the Olympic Festival by Most Lake in the Ústecký Region. The lake boasts some of the cleanest water in the country and has aspirations to become one of the most modern summer resorts in Czechia. The Olympic Festival takes place in cooperation with the Czech Olympic Committee and a whole range of other sports associations.
𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 , 25. 7. – 11. 8. 2024

𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
Data confirm that the vision set out in the Concept for Incoming Tourism 2020-2023 is being fulfilled and that tourism is heading in the right direction. One of the key tools for the development of sustainable tourism is the visitor tax. In 2023 alone, the capital took 801 million crowns, part of which it reinvests in campaigns and projects that help attract a clientele willing to spend larger sums and behave towards the city with greater respect. This strategy has led to tourist spend increasing by 40% when compared to 2019, and the demand for luxury hotels has grown when compared to last year by a third.

🌍Today we are celebrating African Liberation Day. This is the anniversary of the signing of the Organisation of African Unity agreements on 25 May 1963.

💪 A strong is key to having a healthy global community of states. is honored to be enjoying strong partnerships with African countries

Enjoy the celebrations this weekend!

We are very happy to host our colleagues from the Ministry of the Environment 🌳, led by Ladislav Miko , Advisor to the Minister of the Environment Petr Hladík and to the President Petr Pavel. They are our experts engaging in negotiations during the 4️⃣th meeting of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) of the 🐞Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

The SBI is in full swing at the 🇺🇳 United Nations in Nairobi. The agenda focuses on implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and:
💰Resource mobilization
🪚Capacity-building
📜Planning, monitoring, reporting and review
🪴Mainstreaming biodiversity

🌿Conserving and restoring biological diversity means safeguarding one of our planet's greatest assets for the benefit of all people. 🇨🇿 will do our best to make this session productive, so that we can set the foundation for a successful UN Biodiversity Conference in Columbia 🇨🇴 later this year.

🪴 Happy International 🦅

Biodiversity loss is one of the 3️⃣ main environmental crises we are facing. At this exact moment the United Nations Complex in Nairobi is packed to the brim with delegates trying to advance the global agenda on in the run-up to COP16.

Join us, and be to support our planet and environment 🌍

🌱The sets the world on a path to halt & reverse biodiversity loss.

🛣️Strides have been made, but there's a long way to go from agreement to action.

As we approach on 22 May, join us in being : https://www.cbd.int/biodiversity-day/take-action/2024
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9th Annual Conference on Energy Efficiency is taking place in Africa for the 1st time. Kenya is proudly hosting the event. 🇨🇿 Czech delegation takes part in discussions on clean cooking, energy efficiency for heavy industries, appliance efficiency and much more. 🌱Clean energy transition is happening! 💡
Ekonomická diplomacie ČR Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu International Energy Agency (IEA) Ministerstvo zahraničních věcí České republiky EPRA Kenya Ministry of Energy, Kenya

Congratulations to the 1️⃣st runner-up teams of the football tournament ⚽️

They were so close in the final, but girls from Dagoretti Secondary School, Nairobi & boys from Ringa Secondary School, Homa Bay will still get to participate in a with sponsered by 🇨🇿!

👏We thank everyone who took part in the preparation of this great event and a huge congratulations to the girls from Kobala, Homa bay & the boys from Highway Secondary School for being the overall winners 🏆 and getting an opportunity to go to Romania 🇷🇴

Europe day is very important to us in the 🇪🇺 and we are very happy to have shared it with our friends in 🇰🇪 while also celebrating sports and young people. We are already looking forward to next year.

🇨🇿 Ambassador Nicol Adamcová was in Kigali to take part in the EU-Rwanda Partnership Dialogue. This meeting convened senior official of the Rwanda Government and EU representatives under the framework of the Samoa Partnership Agreement 🇪🇺🤝🇷🇼

The Samoa Agreement is a comprehensive base for EU relations with 48 countries in Africa. It lays out common principles and covers 6️⃣ priority areas:
📈Sustainable economic growth and development
🌍Climate change
👨‍⚖️Human rights and democracy
🕊Peace and security
👩‍⚕️Human and social development
✈️Migration and mobility

Building long-term partnerships in Africa is a priority for us. We thank 🇷🇼 for the fruitful meeting and the opportunity to follow up on the recent visit of 🇨🇿 President Mr. Petr Pavel.

The United Nations Civil Society Conference took place in Nairobi last week on 9-10 May.

➡️ We are well on the way to the which will take place this September in New York, and this was an opportunity for Civil Society to send a message to Member States. And that they did‼️

has listened, and we remain commited to peacebuilding, safeguarding human rights, gender equality and protecting our environment along with the numerous other topics discussed in the ImPACT groups by Civil Society in Nairobi.

💪 It was great to see such energy and determination to deliver on an ambitious and forward-looking Summit that looks to accelerate implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. We look forward to working together during the final phase in New York.

🌍 If you want to learn more about the process, look at the Summit of the Future website (un.org/summit-of-the-future)

🇺🇳 The 26th session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice started today. The plenary kicked of two weeks of negotiations on biodiversity in preparation of COP16, which will take place in Columbia 🇨🇴 later this year.

🦔🌱❌Biodiversity loss is a key element of the triple planetary crisis and we have to do our best to protect the environment and the numerous species that make it up. COP 15 marked a great succes in agreeing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, now we have to move to implement it and monitor our progress. That, and more, is what the Subsidiary Bodies will be working on in the next two weeks.

🌍You can follow what is going on in Nairobi now and how it fits into the global effort to combat biodiversity loss on the Convention on Biological Diversity website (www.cbd.int)

🇨🇿 On the 1st of May 2004 Czechia joined the European Union 🇪🇺

Today marks the 2️⃣0️⃣ anniversary of the biggest enlargment, during which Czechia and 9️⃣ other countries joined the Union. The European project shows the power of cooperation to achieve peace and prosperity for our citizens. Those are the values we as the 2️⃣7️⃣ member states stand for and that is how we want to work with our partners across the world.

🇪🇺 We are stronger together 🌍

𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐩 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒
This year‘s Mountain Bike World Cup will take place between 24th and 26th of May in Nové Město na Moravě and will include an attractive new feature - elite category races in the XCC Short Track discipline will not be held on Friday evening, as has been the custom until now, but on Saturday around lunchtime. Spectators can look forward to four elite races in two days as well as a programme of side events. Nové Město will also be the last major race in Olympic qualifying. Cycling’s megastar Peter Sagan is expected to be in the starting line-up.

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🇨🇿 Strengthening cooperation 🇰🇪

👍 The visit of First Deputy Minister Jiří Kozák was very successful. From Mombasa to Nairobi and in spite of the challenging weather conditions, we really appreciate the hospitality shown by our Kenyan counterparts. Thank you.

🌍 After his arrival to Nairobi, the Deputy Minister was hosted by Principal Secretary Dr Korir Sing'oei at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kenya . During the meeting, we focused on finding a common way forward in defense, tourism, space cooperation, digitalization and cyber security, reaffirming our great cooperation in healthcare.

🩺 Secondly, at The Ministry of Health during the meeting with Principal Secretary Harry Kimitai we reflected further on the collaboration of 🇨🇿 and 🇰🇪 in the healthcare sector.


Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic

💰 200 000 USD delivered to a hospital in Mombasa 🩺

🇨🇿 First Deputy Minister Jiří Kozák began his work visit to 🇰🇪 in Mombasa, where he officialy handed over the remainder of the 400 000 USD donation to the Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital for a Neonatology Intensive Care Unit Project. This project is part of a broader ambition of Czechia to work with partners in the region and on the continent to improve healthcare services. Improving healthcare for newborn babies and their mothers is crucial and we are honored to be a part of this initiative.

Mombasa County Government is our partner in this project and it was a privilege to meet with H.E. Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir , Governor of Mombasa. Thank you very much for your collaboration.

We also thank our Czech partners from the Association of Manufacturers and Suppliers of Medical Devices. Asociace výrobců a dodavatelů zdravotnických prostředků

Czech Health Technology Institute

𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞
A section of the Royal Garden at Prague Castle beneath the Royal Summer Palace will host another edition of the Micro-breweries Festival at Prague Castle. The event presents beers from all over the country and three foreign breweries. The tasting event offers beer lovers the opportunity to peek into the world of beer and the imagination of brewers who choose the best of their output. Brewers and owners from each brewery will provide visitors with the most comprehensive and accurate information possible.
𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞, 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧, 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞, 𝟕.–𝟖. 𝟔. 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒
Source: Czech-Moravian Association of Microbreweries

𝐀𝐢𝐫 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰
Pardubice Airport will host its 32nd air show, a very popular event. As always, many period planes powered by radial motors, as well as acrobatic and military planes, will be on show. There will also be a programme on the ground with many activities and demonstrations for adults and children alike. This large-scale theatre will depict scenes from the history of aviation and famous war scenes.
𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐮𝐛𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝟏.–𝟐. 𝟔. 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒
Source: Sdružení Aviatické pouti

A week ago today marked the 30th anniversary of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. We are honored, that the Czech delegation led by President Petr Pavel could pay respects to the victims on this important occasion.

In 1994, the Czech Ambassador to the United Nations Karel Kovanda was among the few who criticised the Security Council and he was the first who openly called the events in Rwanda a genocide on the floor of the UN. 30 years later, he was also present to partake in Kwibuka30.

Africa and Czechia have a long history, that might be surprising to some. But we supported our African partners in the past, and we do the same now.

A footprint in Rwanda 🇷🇼

Czech businesses, organisations and citizens are getting busy in Africa. 👇

1️⃣ TRL Space - producing satellites and collecting agricultural, environmental and other data in equatorial Africa
2️⃣ Safari Park Dvůr Králové in collaboration with Akagera National Park - reintroducing the endangered black rhino to Rwanda
3️⃣ Talking Through Art - non-profit organization led by Petr Kočnar, helping women with disabilities to find employment
4️⃣ MEDEVAC programme - assistance and capacity building in the health sector

We are hard at work trying to build partnerships in Africa. That's why we are happy that President Petr Pavel saw the progress during his official visit to 🇷🇼. A huge congratulations on their work to everyone involved.

Petr Pavel 🇨🇿🤝🇷🇼 Paul Kagame

Last weekend the President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, was on an official visit to the Republic of Rwanda. 🇨🇿 🇷🇼 cooperation is growing across multiple sectors and we are happy our President has reaffirmed the committment of Czechia to further strengthen that relationship and engage in the East African Region.

It was an honor for our embassy staff, who have worked tirelessly to make sure everything was well prepared, to partake in the visit.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐤𝐞
In the year the Vítkovice Athletics Club celebrates its 100the anniversary, this event promises top athletics performances and a unique chance to see the best athletes performing at their peak just before the Olympics. The women’s 100m returns to the programme and the 10,000m and mixed 4 × 400m relay promise to be exception races. Spectators can look forward to Bahaman sprinter Steven Gardiner, javelin thrower Jakub Vadlejch, shot putter Tomáš Staněk and Haruka Kitaguchi, currently the world’s best javelin thrower. 𝐎𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐚, 𝟐𝟖. 𝟓. 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒

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